1 An di zeit vo di richtah ivvah-saynah voahra im land, voah moll en grohsi hungahs-noht. Un en mann funn Bethlehem in Juda is nunnah gezowwa in's land funn Moab mitt sei fraw un zvay boova.
Nau's voah en hungahs-noht im land. Dess voah nett di saym hungahs-noht es eahshtah an di zeit fumm Abraham. No is da Isaac nuff an Gerar ganga zumm Abimelech, da kaynich funn di Philishtah.
Es voah en hungahs-noht gvest in di dawwa fumm Dawfit fa drei yoah, ayns noch em anra. No hott da Dawfit em Hah sei ksicht ksucht, un da Hah hott ksawt, “Dess is kumma deich da Saul un sei bloot-fageesichi family, veil si di Gibeoniddah doht gmacht henn.”
“Mensha-kind, vann en land geyyich mich sindicht bei unglawvich sei un ich shtrekk mei hand naus digeyya un nemm iahra ess-sach vekk, shikk hungahs-noht un mach di mensha un's fee doht,
Nau dess is vass da Awlmechtich Hah sawkt, “Vi feel shlimmah zayld's sei vann ich moll mei fiah shlimmi gerichta uf Jerusalem shikk—es shvatt, hungahs-noht, vildi diahra un peshtelens—un mach awl di mensha un's fee doht!
“Ich habb eich leahri mawwa gevva in alli shtatt, un's broht funn eich vekk kalda in alli blatz, doch sind diah nett zrikk zu miah gedrayt,” sawkt da Hah.
“Avvah du, Bethlehem Ephratha, du bisht glay unnich di shtett fumm land Juda, doch aus diah zayld aynah raus kumma fa mich es Israel roola zayld. Sei ausgang voah funn vay zrikk, funn zrikk in di ayvichkeit.”